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C.W. Post Students Receive $5,000 Scholarship
from
GEICO Insurance Company
June 22, 2000 - Two students from the C.W. Post Campus of
Long Island University in Brookville recently received scholarships
of $2,500 each, awarded by the GEICO Insurance Company. The
scholarships, named for Leo Goodwin, recognize excellence in
co-op job performance. The recipients are Andrew Papantoniou,
a management major who will graduate in December 2001; and Ionel
Rizea-Nenu, a finance major who will graduate in May 2002.
Both students are performing internships in the Call Center
of a regional office of GEICO Insurance Company. Their responsibilities
range from discussing payment options with potential customers
to importing insurance data. They are well respected by the
staff of GEICO Insurance Company and have an excellent work ethic.
"When the 12-week program is over, we would like to keep
them on in different areas of the company," said one GEICO
supervisor.
C.W. Post's nationally respected Cooperative Education Program
places students in paid, professional positions in their field
of study. These jobs, called co-ops, allow students to gain
real work experience and build a resume before graduation. Almost
every student who participates in the Co-op Program at C.W. Post
has landed a job or enrolled in graduate school within six months
of graduation. For more information, call the C.W. Post Professional
Experienced and Placement office at (516) 299-2435 or visit their
web site at www.liu.edu/pep.
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